John F. wrote: "Someone asked a similar question to Nigel Dennis at the Atlantic Kayak Tours symposium a few years ago. The person asked him how often he's had to roll while out in "real" conditions. He answered that he pretty much never rolls unless he has intentionally capsized because his bracing skills are at a level where he doesn't completely capsize. Part of that is recognizing and avoiding conditions that would cause a complete capsize for someone with really good bracing skills." -------------------------- This reminds me of John Dowd's line to the effect that being able to roll is a sign of success, while having to roll is a sign of failure. Tom ---------------------------------------- The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged, confidential, and protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, any further disclosure or use, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message or any attachment is strictly prohibited. If you think that you have received this e-mail message in error, please delete it and notify the sender. ======================================== *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue May 18 2004 - 13:01:54 PDT
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